Types of Rocks Quiz

Which type of rock is formed from cooling Lava? (be specific)

• Extrusive Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Intrusive Igneous

Which type of rock is formed from the leftover pieces of organisms (like shell pieces) that are cemented together?

• Igneous

• Organic Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Volcanic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Based on the picture, what type of rock do you think this would be?

• Obsidian

• Granite

• Limestone

• Sandstone

What is the general term for an intrusion of magma into other rock layers that later cools into igneous rock?

• Sill

• Dike

• Batholith

• Laccolith

Bituminous Coal is an example of which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Organic

Which type of rock is formed from the smallest (silt sized) pieces of rock that are cemented together?

• Shale

• Sandstone

• Conglomerate

• Breccia

Pumice is an example of which type of rock?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Organic

Which type of metamorphic rock would have Shale as a parent rock?

• Slate

• Marble

• Quartzite

• Gneiss

Which type of metamorphic rock would have Limestone as a parent rock?

• Marble

• Slate

• Quartzite

• Schist

Based on the picture, what type of igneous rock do you think this would be?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Obsidian

• Pumice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1